Club Minutes: Horticultural Society, 1972

EXHIBITS ------ AUGUST, 1972

1. " The Cedars " ------ Potatoes, Zuchini, Squash, Blackberries 2. Ulric and Rose Hutton ------ " Just Weeds " 3. " Great Ease " ------ Corn, potatoes, beets, green peppers, Glads 4. " The Highlands " ------ Glads 5. " The Cottage " ----- Queen Elizabeth Rose, Gladioli, Snapdragons, Nicotiana, Perennial Sweet Peas, Phlox, Goldenglow, Physistegia, Yellow Daylily, Pale Orange Daylily, Japanese lanterns - 6. " Rocky Ridge" ----- Vitex, Parsley, Cucumber, Tomatoes, Zuchini, Stringless beans - 7. Bien Venue ----- Asters, Painted Lady Daylily, Allium, Echnops, Rose Geranium 8. The Woodwards ---- Roses and Double - headed lilies

Horticultural Society - Tuesday, Sept 5th 1972 at the Highlands with Mary Reading and Robert Miller as hosts.

It was a very pleasant cool evening when we met at the Highlands for our September meeting of the Horticultural Society.

We were happy to welcome Bill Hartge, one of our new members, who had been unable to attend the August meeting with Betty. We were also glad to have Iris Beall as a guest. This was an unusually small meeting with the following absentees: Flora Goff, Hussmans, Canbys, Weskes, B Ligon, Wilson, F Thomases, and Woodwards.

We enjoyed seeing the vegetable garden and a variety of colorful flowers scattered in various spots around the premises - all showing the good care they have been receiving during the summer.

After a very delicious supper our President called the meeting to

order. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.

Due to the absence of both our Forethought Committee and our Reader, We welcomed a volunteer article by Mary Moore Miller on the Gypsy Moth. The article was published in the August 17th copy of the M.C. Sentinel and warns us to prepare for the coming of the Gypsy Moth. Mary Moore also referred to a folder " Look Who's Coming to dinner", Published by the U. of Md. Extension Service describing the Gypsy Moth and recommending ways to manage this destructive insect.

A discussion of the moth followed the reading and we agreed that we should all be on the alert as limited numbers have already been found in most counties of Md. We are also disturbed about the increased number of Japanese beetles this year - as one member stated " they're on everything" !

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In place of our usual Forethought report, the Secretary read Sylvia's report for Sept. 1971 and we found that there were many helpful suggestions there - especially since many of us had not followed last year's advice - now we have a chance to catch up !

Our weather man. Douglas, reports 1972 August high - 87° 1971 August high - 85° 1972 August low - 52° 1971 August low - 54°

Rainfall for August 1972 - 3.7 inches with 2 inches of this on Aug. 27 1971 - 11.6 inches

The list of exhibits was read by Rose Hutton. One of the most interesting displays of the evening was a bouquet of unusual herbs and a 12 1/2 pound cantalope brought by Sarah Mannakee.

There were no unusual stories about birds at this meeting.

The committee reports and no new business -

Questions, Comments, and Announcements 1. Mary Reading - her gypsophila died - should she plant a new one now ? Consensus was that this is a satisfactory time to plant perennials. She is also concerned because their magnolia has lost its leaves so early this year - but others reported the same. 2. Douglas - announced Supermart Health - mobile would be at Ashton Methodist Church from 3:30 - 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 11th. 3.Dale - wants to know if silicagel is good mixture for drying flowers - Iris says " Kitty litter is easier and cheaper" - 4. Lucy - brought 2 flowers for us to identify - but no one couldShe also raised question about location